And professional chefs or no, they still have to deal with the issues that always come up when you’re cooking for a family. You need something that’s quick, healthy, interesting enough for Mom and Dad, but still not too crazy for the kids. And as Karen said, “If it fails, you pull out the macaroni and cheese.” At least on this night, though, they didn’t have to resort to that: They made a great meal of red-wine-braised short rib, peach and avocado salad, grilled corn with Parmesan, and, since Paige and Bennett only recently decided they hate raw carrots (after years of liking them), brown sugar broiled carrots.